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The Plot to Kill Stalin

1958

79 minutes

ComedyCrimeDramaMysteryRomanceWar

Overview

In late 1952, an aging and increasingly paranoid Stalin puts in motion a purge against his doctors, with antisemitic overtones. His lackeys, including Khrushchev, Molotov and Beria, fear it will spread to the Politburo, and plan to strike first.

Top Cast

Melvyn Douglas headshot

Melvyn Douglas

Stalin

Eli Wallach headshot

Eli Wallach

Poskrebyshev

Oskar Homolka headshot

Oskar Homolka

Khrushchev

E.G. Marshall headshot

E.G. Marshall

Beria

Luther Adler headshot

Luther Adler

Molotov

Thomas Gomez headshot

Thomas Gomez

Malenkov

Marian Seldes headshot

Marian Seldes

Mme. Molotov

Lawrence Dobkin headshot

Lawrence Dobkin

Shtemenko

Bert Freed headshot

Bert Freed

Sokolovsky

David J. Stewart headshot

David J. Stewart

Ignatiev

Paul Bryar headshot

Paul Bryar

Zhukhov

Paul Lambert headshot

Paul Lambert

Rassine